Protector for carboys.



L. A. MILLER.

PROTECTOR FOR CARBOYS.

APPLICATION man 001.15. 1914.

1,159,698. 4 Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

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LOUIS A. MILLE-ii, or Kiv'sAs C'JY, ivii'ss'oiiti.

PROTECTOR non" cAnirs'.

Application filed October 15, 1914. v Serial No; 866,873?.

To all whom t may concern: p

Be it known that I, LOUIS A. MILLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and .State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Protectors for Carboys, of which the following is a speciication;

My invention relates to carboys for the storage and shipping of acids, mineral waters, or other liquids, and has for its object the provision of a shield adapted to be so secured upon the casing .surrounding the cai-boy as to protect'the projecting neck of the carboy against injury, prevent the displacement of the stopper, and also hold the carb'oy rigidly in place so as to prevent undue jarring or rattling in the casing should the packing be insufficient.

Another object isto provide a device of this character which may be quickly and easily removed bodily from the carboy casing without damaging or marring the caslng.

A further object of my invention is the provision of means for firmly locking in position theV means provided for holding the stopper in place.

Other objects and advantages, such as extreme simplicity, efficiency, durability, cheapness, and the general improvement of the art will be more fully set forth in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate similar ,parts in all of the views, and in which:

Figurev l is a vertical sectional view through a carboy casing, showing the protector applied thereto, Fig. 2 is a top plan view, Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view showing means for attaching the protector to the caiboy casing, Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a different mode of attachment, Fig. 5 is a detail sectionalviewof the neck engaging means, and Fig. 6 is a modification of the stein' without a clamping block and with the lock nut inoperative position; in this construction the stem contacts with the stopper. Y

Referring more particularly to the drawings thenumeral 1 designates a carboy casing, which is formed in the usual manner and comprises a boxlike structure having itsy top provided with a circular aperture 2 through which is adapted to pass the neck 3 of a carboy t which is contained within.

Specification of Iltt''rs Patent'.

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the, casing 1 andmay be spacedrfrom the wallsv thereof by means of packingy 5.

My improved protector is. adaptedv to be *secured` upon the top of the casing 1 and over the neck 3 ofthe carboy, as shown in This protector comprises arms 6 mediate their ends to form horizontal portions 7 which cross each other preferably at right angles; A, screw-threaded aperture is formed through theinte-rsecting portions 7 and is adaptedV to be engaged by a screwthreaded stem 8 which'isv provided upon its upper end with a preferably square hea-d 9 which has its sides providedwith openings 10 for a purpose to be described. Mounted on the stem 8. intermediate of its head 9 and the intersecting portions 7 of the protector arms" 6 is a threaded lock nut 11 which when screwed down- -iirmly against the rintersecting portions 7 will hold the stem 8, against upward or accidental movement. The 'stein `with a central aperture 17 of less diameter than the head 13. It will be obvious that This head 18 is prevented from this plate must be of the ordinary split con-k struction to allow itto be iitted around the neck 12. Upon thelower' ends of the arms 6 are formed horizontal projections 18having openings 19 through which they may be secured by bolts, screws, rods or like means the` bolts may be swaged or riveted in place.

The application of the protector is as follows: The bolts 23 being inserted in the ringv 20 and they ring placed inits proper position the protector'is set` on the ring so that the openings 19 in Athe, horizontal eX- i tensions 18 of the-arms 6 will'slip over the bolts 23, and the nuts 25 are then threaded upon the bolts 23 and screwed down firmly uponv the eXte'rsionsV 18,: thus holding the iio protector rigidly in place. The stem 8 is then rotated by engaging the head v9 with a Wrench or other suitable article, or by inserting a nail or the like in one of the openings l0 in the head 9, until the block 15 contacts iirmly .with stopper 3 onthe end of the neclr 3 orn Vthe carboy, When the lock nut 11 is screwed down on the portions 7 and the carboy held iirmly within the casing, and any movement of it, and the Working loose of the stopper prevented. To simplify the attaching means, I may, it desired, use wood screws 2G instead of bolts 23 and have them pass through the openings 19 in the extensions 18 and into the top of the casing l, as illustrated in Fig. 4.

It ill of course be readily understood that the protector maybe of any desired shape other than that illustrated in Fig. l. It will also be noted that the provision of the ball and socket connection of the stem S With the bloclr l5 allows the block to accommodate itself to any obliquity oit the stopper or mouth of the carboy, and that the loclr nut il screwed down until it bears firmly against the intersecting portions 7 will prevent the stem Working loose and thereby releasing the stopper or cork, or permitting it to become loosened.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

l. In combination With a carboy and its casing, a protector comprising upstanding arms crossing each other, a screw-threaded bolt carried by said arms for engaging the stopper of the carboy, and a lock nut on said bolt adapted to engage said arms and hold said bolt firmly When in contact with said stopper.

In combination Withv a carboy consisting of a bottle and its casing, a protector detachably mounted on said casing and comprising upstanding arms crossing each other and having a screw-threaded aperture at their point or intersection, a screw-threaded bolt in said aperture and a threaded lock nut on said bolt above said arms; said bolt being adapted to engage the stopper of said bottle, and said nut being adapted to hold said bolt against accidental displacement when in engagement with said stopper.

3. In combination With a carboy and its casing, a protector comprising arms and means for detachably securing said arms lupon said casing, said means comprising horizontal extensions formed on said arms and provided `with apertures, a ring secured upon said casing and provided With upstanding bolts, said apertures in said horizontal extensions being adapted to be engaged by said bolts, and means on said bolts for preventing the Withdrawal of said eX- tensions.

. tending 4C. In combination with a carboy and its casing, a protector comprising upstanding arms crossing each other, screw-threaded means carried by said arms for engaging the top ot the neck of the carboy, and means for detachabiy securing said means upon said casing, said means comprising a ring secured upon said casing and provided with upstanding project-ions adapted to project through openings formed in Said arms, and means on said upstanding' projections'lior clamping said arms upon said ring.

5. A carboy comprising a bottle and a casing having an opening in its top, a ring surrounding said opening and secured upon said casing, upstanding bolts secured in said ring, upstanding arms secured at their ends to said bolts, said armsY crossing each other intermediate oi" their ends and haring a screW-tlu'eaded aperture through their center at the point ofiintersection, a .screwthreaded bolt mounted in said aperture, and a lock nut upon said bolt and adapted toensaid arms at 'their intersection.

6. In a carboy consisting of a bottle and.

casing, a protector comprising a ring secui. d to the casing, upstanding bolts secured in said ring, upstanding arn s crossing each other and having apertures in their ends, said bolts extending through said apertures and having their ends protruding above said ends, means on the protruding ends of said bolts for'securing said arms to said bolts, a screw-threaded bolt mounted in a screw-threaded aperture through sai-d arms at theiry point of intersection, and a lock. nut and a swivel block upon said last named bolt; said swivel block being adapted to engage said bottle.

7. In a carbo;v7 consisting of a bottle having a neck and a casing having a central (rpening in its top, a protector comprising a ring secured to said. casing around saidl opening, inverted bolts having their heads.;

secured in said ring, a bent' arm extending over the top ot' the neck' of the bottle and haring apertures in its ends, said bolts :eX- through said apertures and `protruding above said ends, means on said protruding ends for securing the ends of said arm to mounted in a screiwthreaded aperture lin the center of said arm above the neck of the bot-.

tie, and a loclr nut and a block on said screW threaded bolt; said block being swiveled on the louer end thereof and adapted to engage the neck of the bottle. Y In testimony whereof I hereto my signature in the presence of two Witnesses. LOUIS A. VMILLER. Witnesses Rosse Morrn'r'r, FRANK S. GRIFFIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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